Re: [exim] Wildcard CN verify error

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Author: Jeremy Harris
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Wildcard CN verify error
On 20/04/2023 06:18, Jasen Betts via Exim-users wrote:
> On 2023-04-18, Lance Lovette via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
>>> This is a name mismatch: mailgun.org != mailgun.com.
>>
>> Perhaps it's time for a larger font size :) I will put on my dunce cap and
>> go sit in the corner. But shame on Mailgun for responding to .com with a
>> .org certificate!
>>
>> Lance
>
> Their .com is a cname pointing to the .org, so the same host is both
> .com and .org, but their host isn't using SNI.


This raises the question: should the name-check be against the CNAME-resolved
name rather than the initial? Both?
I've not hunted through standards yet.
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Cheers,
Jeremy